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EVENTS |
ESTIMATED DATES |
REFERENCES TO ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES READJUSTMENT ACT |
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| 1. | REDISTRIBUTION BEGINS | March 12, 2002 | Receipt of the census return of the Chief Statistician
of Canada. EBRA: Section 13 |
| 2. | APPLY REPRESENTATION FORMULA AND PUBLISH RESULTS IN CANADA GAZETTE | March 13, 2002 | EBRA: Section 14(1) |
| 3. | ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSIONS | April 16, 2002 | Within 60 days after the receipt of the census
return of the Chief Statistician of Canada. EBRA: Section 3(1) |
| 4. | PUBLISH IN CANADA GAZETTE PROCLAMATION ESTABLISHING COMMISSIONS, NAMING EACH MEMBER | May 8, 2002 | EBRA: Sections 3(1) and 8 |
| 5. | (A) PUBLICATION OF COMMISSIONS’ PROPOSALS | June 2002 – August 2002 |
EBRA: Section 14(2) |
| (B) PUBLICATION OF NOTICES THROUGH PUBLIC ADVERTISEMENTS | Notice of public sittings of commissions. EBRA: Section 19 |
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| 6. | PUBLIC SITTINGS | August 2002 – December 2002 |
Public sittings of commissions for the hearing
of representations not sooner than 60 days after last publication of notice
of public sittings mentioned in 5 above. EBRA: Section 19 |
| 7. | COMPLETION OF REPORT FOLLOWING PUBLIC SITTINGS | December 2002 – March 28, 2003 |
Each commission shall complete its report not
later than one year after receipt by its Chairperson of the census return
from the Chief Electoral Officer. (This period may be extended to a maximum
of 6 months; no extension was necessary at the previous redistribution-1996
Representation Order) EBRA: Section 20 |
| 8. | (A) TABLING OF REPORT WITH THE SPEAKER | December 2002 – March 28, 2003 |
Each commission shall cause two certified
copies of its report to be transmitted to the Chief Electoral Officer who
shall transmit one copy to the Speaker. The Speaker shall cause each report
to be tabled and referred to a Committee established by the House for that
purpose. EBRA: Sections 20 and 21 |
| (B) REPORT REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE | December 2002 – March 28, 2003 |
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| 9. | FILING OF OBJECTIONS BY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS | December 2002 – April 27, 2003 |
Objections to report may be filed with the Clerk
of the Committee within 30 days from the day the copy of the report is referred
to the Committee. EBRA: Section 22 |
| 10. | OBJECTIONS CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE | February 2003 – July 16, 2003 |
The committee of the House shall consider the
matter of the objections and return each report to the Speaker within 30
sitting days after expiration of date for filing of objections. The Committee
may request additional time. EBRA: Section 22 |
| 11. | REPORTS REFERRED BACK TO COMMISSIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION (AS NECESSARY) | May 2003 – August 17, 2003 |
Upon receipt of each report and evidence from the Committee of the House,
the Speaker shall forthwith refer the report back to the Chief Electoral
Officer for transmittal to the appropriate commission. Within 30 days from the day a report is referred back to the Chief Electoral
Officer by the Speaker, the commission shall dispose of the objections
raised by Members; forthwith upon the disposition thereof the report shall
be returned to the Chief Electoral Officer for transmittal to the Speaker.
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| 12. | PREPARATION OF DRAFT REPRESENTATION ORDER | "Forthwith" | EBRA: Section 24 |
| 13. | PROCLAMATION OF DRAFT REPRESENTATION ORDER | August 25, 2003 | At the same time the last report is transmitted
to the Speaker, the Chief Electoral Officer prepares and transmits to the
Minister a draft representation order which, within 5 days, must, be proclaimed.
EBRA: Section 25 |
| 14. | PUBLISH IN CANADA GAZETTE REPRESENTATION ORDER AND PROCLAMATION | August 29, 2003 | The Representation Order and the proclamation
declaring it to be in force shall be published in the Canada Gazette
within 5 days after the issue of the proclamation. EBRA: Section 26 |
| 15. | ORDER IN FORCE | No earlier than August 26, 2004 |
The Representation Order is in force effective
upon the first dissolution of Parliament that occurs at least ONE YEAR after
the issue of the proclamation. EBRA: Section 25 |
| 16. | AMENDMENT OF LIST OF SCHEDULE 3 DISTRICTS | Not later than 7 days after the dissolution of Parliament | The CEO may amend the list of Schedule 3 districts
not later than 7 days after the Representation Order becomes effective. CEA: Section 539(2) |
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